Cain's new accuser to detail sex allegations
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November 8, 2011, Tuesday
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A FOURTH woman to accuse US Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain of sexual harassment planned to detail allegations against him in New York yesterday in what could be a fresh blow to his 2012 White House bid.
The woman alleges she was sexually harassed by Cain "when she sought his help with an employment issue" at the time he was head of the National Restaurant Association in the mid-1990s, according to her lawyer, Gloria Allred.
She will become the first person to give her name and come forward publicly to state her case against Cain, the unlikely front-runner in the Republican presidential race.
A public airing could create more turmoil for Cain, who is trying to put the harassment allegations behind him and get his campaign back on track.
Cain, a former pizza company executive with no experience in political office, has been leading many opinion polls in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in next year's election.
The latest development comes just days before Republican candidates gather in Rochester, Michigan, tomorrow for the latest in a series of campaign debates.
At least three other women have accused Cain of sexual harassment from his time as the restaurant industry's top lobbyist in the mid-1990s. Cain, 65, insists the claims are baseless and that he has been accused wrongfully.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed the percentage of Republicans who viewed Cain favorably had dropped 9 percentage points, to 57 percent from 66 percent a week ago.
The woman alleges she was sexually harassed by Cain "when she sought his help with an employment issue" at the time he was head of the National Restaurant Association in the mid-1990s, according to her lawyer, Gloria Allred.
She will become the first person to give her name and come forward publicly to state her case against Cain, the unlikely front-runner in the Republican presidential race.
A public airing could create more turmoil for Cain, who is trying to put the harassment allegations behind him and get his campaign back on track.
Cain, a former pizza company executive with no experience in political office, has been leading many opinion polls in the race to become the Republican presidential nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in next year's election.
The latest development comes just days before Republican candidates gather in Rochester, Michigan, tomorrow for the latest in a series of campaign debates.
At least three other women have accused Cain of sexual harassment from his time as the restaurant industry's top lobbyist in the mid-1990s. Cain, 65, insists the claims are baseless and that he has been accused wrongfully.
A Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Sunday showed the percentage of Republicans who viewed Cain favorably had dropped 9 percentage points, to 57 percent from 66 percent a week ago.
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